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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8862, 12 July 1907, Page 2

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Stock Market.

Press Association. Christchurch, July 11. At the Addington live stock market to-day there were moderate entries of stock in most departments, the rough weather preventing larger numbers coming forward except by rail. There was a fair attendance. Store sheep sold at about late rates. Prime fat lambs were rather firmer. Fat sheep sold well, and there was no change in beef. Pigs of all classes met with a limited demand, but there was a fair inquiry for dairy cows and store sheep. There was a small yarding of store sheep. Hoggets sold very well, and there was better for ewes. Among the sales were—Ewes, 159 4,6, and 8 tooth at 14s lOd; wethers, 53 at 17s Bd, 28 at 15s Id, 171 at 4s, 70 at 18s Sd, GO merinos at 17s, hoggets, 157 at 13s lid, 147 at 13s 9d, 86 at 13s 6d, and 110 at 13s Sd.

Fat Lambs. —There was a moderate entry of fat lambs, of which a considerable proportion were backward sc. A Prime lots met with a rather bet>i, .'■ale, prices ranging from 18s 6a to 24s for tegs, 15s to 18s for freezers, and 13s to 14s for lighter and unfinished.

Fat Sheep.—There was a large enrty of fat sheep, including some very prime linos of wethers, for which there was a good ’demand. Good ewes also sold well, 1- and the rise of the previous week was well maintained. The range of prices was—Extra prime wethers 27s to 86s, prime 31s to 26s Id, lighter 15s to 30s, prime ewes 18s 6d to 33s 4d, medium los to 18s, aged 9s 6d to 14s 6d. Pat Oattle.—There were 217 head of fat cattle yarded, there being a good proportion of prime beef, including a splendid line of heifers from the North Island. There was a good demand throughout, and late rates were fully maintained. Steers brought £6 los to £lO 17s Gd, heifers £5 3s 6d to £lO 10s, and a few £6 5s to £9 7s 6d, equal to 22s Cd to 26s for prime and 20s to 22s for medium per 1001 b.

A good yarding of veal calves sold at 7s (id to £3, according to size and quality. Store and dairy cattle.—There were only a few odd lots of store cattle penned. Dairy cows sold fairly well, and prices ranged from £B 10s, to £8 10s. ' Pigs.—There was only a small pigs l and as buyers were ■ r operate prices all round v.\: ■ made 60s to 71s, eqa- ’ ro -a ■ to sd, large porkers 38s to i . i ighter 28s to 365, equal to 5d to per lb; weaners 7s 6d to 13s.

Messrs Abraham and Williams report :—At Palmerston on Thursday we had a small yarding of sheep, but the cattle yards were filled, and there was good competition for most lines, and very little went unsold. Quotations;—Mixed lambs 18s 7d, f.m. ewes in lamb 18s, forward ewes 12s 9d, 14s, and 14s 2d, good forward bullocks £6 los to £7 Is, 3 year bullocks £3 7s 6d to £6, fat cows, prime heavy weights, £5 19s, others £3 IDs to £4 ss, forward store cows £2 5s to £2 12s 6d, store cows 25s to 355, springing heifers £3 10s to £4 los, empty 2 year heifers £2 to £2 7s 6d, yearlings 26s 6d, springing cows £3 10s to £3 12s 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows: At Palmerston North on Thursday a small entry of sheep and cattle came forward. Although bidding at auction was slack wc were successful in quitting the whole of the entry with the exception of one or two pens. Quotations Shee p: Lambs lls Cd, cull lambs Bs, forward ewes 15s fid, Mr Buick’s ewes in lamb 22s Cd. Cattle : Yearlings 17s to 20s, store cows 20s to 30s, forward cows 35s to 455, cow sin calf £4, fat cows £3 15s to £4.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd,. report on their Palmerston sale as follows: —A good yarding of both sheep and cattle, and the former were in good demand. The following are the prices realised27l 4, 0, and f.m. ewes in lamb 21s, 170 4, 6, and f.f.m, ewes in lamb 16s Id, 203 0 tooth to s.m. owes in lamb 17s Cd to 17s Od, fat and forward wethers 18s, 45 3 year bullocks on account of Mausou’s estate £0 5s '(ld, on account of other voudors'iO mouths steers 21s Cd, 16 to 18 mouths steers 47« Cd, 2 year steers £3 3s, cows in calf and empty cows £2,

Feilding Wool, Skin, and Hide Sale-

Messrs A. H, Atkinson and Co,, Ltd., report:—At our monthly sale on Thursday we offered a good cata-

logne comprising 60 bales and 129 bags wool, mostly crutcliiuga, 1300 skins, 850 hides, 16 casks and 10S tins tallow, and usual sundries. There was a good attendance of buyers, who were dubious of competing owing to the unsettled state of the London. and Australian markets. The wool offered was principally crutchings, which made up to 6%d for good lines. Skins were about %d to 34 J lower than last sale. Prices for hides showed a decline of %d to %d. Tallow was in good demand at late rates. Quotations: — Wool: Crossbred 7%d to Bd, black 6J£d, dead Bd, locks and pieces l%d to 3%d, crutchings, bright, 6d to 6%d, ditto medium 5d to 5%d, ditto interior 8d to 4>4d. Skins: Full wools 834 d, 34 to % wools Bd, shorts 734 d, brokne shorts lambs Bd, infreior 6d, dead and broken Id to 3d, butchers’ half dry 4s Id to 6s 9d, heavy dead green 6s, heavy crossbred green 5s lid to Bs, one 241 b skin 13s. Hides: Medium ox 4%d, light medium Scow 4%d, light 4%d to md, damagd 234 d to 3%d, bull, sound, 12s Gd, damaged 8s 6d to 9s 6d, horse 8s 6d to 10s 6d each, calf, sound, 6%d, damaged 3d, yearlings, sound, 3%, l%d per lb. Tallow: Casks, buthcers’ mixed, good, £25 16s per ton, medium £24 5s to £25 as; tins, good, 31s 6d per cwt, inferior 17s 3d ; bones 3s Gd.

Grain and Seed-

Messrs Kayo and Carter, Ltd., Christchurch, report as follows : Wheat: Milling Tuscan 4s 6d to 4s 7d, Pearl 4s 7d to 4s Bd, Hunters 4s Cd to 4s 7d, fowl wheat 4s 2d to 4s 3d, f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra. Milling Wheat: The market is very firm but there is not much actual business doing, as holders are not inclined to accept present rates. Fowl wheat still very scarce. Oats : A Garton 3s 2d to 3s 3d, B Gar ton 8s Id to 3s 2d, Sparrowbills 8s Id to 3s 2d, Danish 3s Id to 3s 2d, Duns 8s 2d to 8s 4d, f: o. b. Lyttelton, sacks included, market quiet but all stocks are firmly held. Potatoes: Table sorts £4 5s to £4 15s in good demand. Seed lots £4 15s to £7 f.o.b. sacks included, the demand for seed lines is not quite so good.

Woo! Sales.

Press Association—Copyright. London, July 11. Following wore the average prices realised for fiecee portions of clips named ;—Awarna lid, Gear 10%, Longbnru 10%d. The wool sales are animated with prices for best crossbreds and merinos in sellers’ favour. American buyers are operating freely. Messrs Murray Roberts and Co. have received the following wool market cablegram from their London House, Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Go., dated 9th July, 1907 : —Sales have opened with a good attendance of buyers and moderate competition. For Merino and fine crossbred the closing rates of May sales are fully maintained. Coarse to medium greasy and scoured crossbreds par to 5 per cent decline. Slipe coarse to medium crossbred has declined 734 to 10 per cent; Short stapled slipe crossbreds show the greatest decline.